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1Court Opera, Vienna; in 1882 he succeeded Doppler as Ballet-Director. A prolific writer of light stage-music.—Works: Operetta Der schöne Kaspar (Munich, 1889); 1-act ballet Sonne und Erde (Vienna, 1889); ballet Rouge et noir (ibid., 1891); 1-act pantomime Der Kinder Weihnachtstraum (Munich, 1891); "Oesterreichische Märsche" (Brünn, 1891; as "Deutsche Märsche" at Hanover, 1891); ballet Die Welt in Bild und Tanz (Berlin, 1892); do. Die Donauniexe (Vienna, 1892); do. Columbia (Berlin, 1893); do. Rund um Wien (Vienna, 1894); do. Olga (Vienna, 1896); operetta Meister Menelaus (Vienna, 1896); 4-act ballet Die Braut von Korea (ibid., 1897); and others.
3Bazin, François-Émanuel-Joseph, b. Marseille, Sept. 4, 1816; d. Paris, July 4, 1878. St. at Paris Cons.; prix de Rome, 1840; prof. of singing, 1844, later of harmony; prof. of comp., 1871, succeeding Ambr. Thomas; member of the Académie, 1872, succeeding Carafa.—Works: 9 operas, no longer performed; also a "Cours d'harmonie théorique et pratique," adopted at the Cons.
5Bazzi'ni, Antonio, b. Brescia, Mar. 11, 1818; d. Milan, Feb. 10, 1897. Violin-pupil of Faustino Camisani; at 17, m. di capp. of the Ch. of S. Filippo, for which he wrote masses and vespers, besides bringing out 6 oratorios w. full orch. Played 1836 before Paganini, and, following his advice to travel, went in 1837 to Milan, and gave successful concerts. 1840-46 his tours extended to Venice, Trieste, Dresden, Berlin, Copenhagen, Warsaw, and finally Leipzig, where he stayed some time, an enthusiastic student of Bach and Beethoven. Travelled through Italy, then (1848) Spain and (1852) France, giving some 20 concerts in Paris; he also went to England, but 1864 returned to Brescia, and devoted himself to composition. 1873, app. prof. of comp. in, and in 1882 Director of, Milan Cons. In his numerous comp.s the exuberance of Italian melody is wedded to a harmony of German depth and richness, giving him a unique place in the annals of Italian music.—Works: Opera Turanda (Milan, 1867, unsucc.); symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini (1890); overtures to Alfieri's Saul and Shakespeare's Lear; symphonic cantata Senacheribbo; cantata La Risurrezione di Cristo; Psalms I.I and LVI; concertos f. vln. w. orch.; 5 string-quartets and 1 string-quintet (considered his finest work); many arr. and orig. pcs. f. vln. and pf.; songs, etc.
7Bazzi'no, Francesco Maria, b. Lovere (Bergamo), in 1593; d. Bergamo, Apr. 15, 1660. Virtuoso on the theorbo, for which he wrote pieces; also comp. an oratorio, canzonette, etc.
9Bazzi'no, Natale, b (?) d. 1639. Publ. masses, motets, psalms, etc.
11Bé, Guillaume le. See L.F. BÉ.
13Beach, Mrs. H. H. A. (maiden-name Amy Marcy Cheney), b. Henniker, N. H., Sept. 5, 1867. Gifted composer, residing (1899) in Boston, Mass. St. with E. Perabo and K. Baermann (pf.), and Junius W. Hill (harmony); wholly self-taught in cpt., comp., and orchestration. Mrs. Beach is a concert-pianist; President of the Board of Councillors of the N. E. Cons.; and Honorary Corr. Sec. of the N. Y. Manuscript Soc.—Works: Op. 1, 4 songs; 2, 3 songs; 3, Cadenza to Beethoven's C minor Concerto f. pf.; 4, Valse Caprice f. pf.; 5, Mass in Eb f. soli, ch., and orch.; 6, Ballade in D♭ f. pf.; 7, "O praise the Lord," f. mixed chorus; 8, 3 sacred choruses (mixed voices); 9, "Little brown bee," female quartet; 10, 3 "Songs of the Sea"; 11, 3 songs (Burns) [in Song-Album]; 12, "My luv is like a red, red rose"; 13, "Hymn of trust"; 14, 4 songs [in Song-Album]; 15, 4 Sketches f. pf.; 16, "The Minstrel and the King," f. ten. and bar. soli, male ch., and orch.; 17, Festival Jubilate, f. mixed ch.; 18, "Wandering clouds," scena and aria; 19, 3 songs; 20, "Across the world," song; 21, 3 songs; 22, "Bal masqué" f. pf.; 23, Romance f. pf. and vln.; 24, "Bethlehem," Xmas anthem; 25, "Children's Carnival," 6 pcs. f. pf.; 26, 4 songs; 27, "Alleluia! Christ is risen," anthem; 28, 3 pcs. f. pf.; 29, 4 songs; 30, "The Rose of Avontown," ballad f. sopr. solo and female ch.; 31, 3 Flower-songs, f. female ch.; 32, "Gaelic" symphony in E min., f. full orch.; 33, "Teach me thy way," anthem; 34, Sonata f. pf. and vln. in A min. (MS.); 35, 4 German songs; 36, Children's Album, No. 1 (5 pcs. f. pf.); 37, 3 Shakespeare songs; 38, Christmas anthem; 39, 3 part-songs f. female ch.; 40, 3 pcs. f. vln. and pf.
15Beale, William, b. Landrake, Cornwall, Jan. 1, 1784; d. London, May 3, 1854. Famous gleean and madrigal-composer; pupil of Dr. Arnold and R. Cooke; from 1813-54, music-teacher in London.—Collection of 3-, 4-, and 5-part madrigals (1815); of Glees and Madrigals (1820); prize madrigal "Awake, sweet Muse" (1813); and many other detached numbers.
17Beale, Thos. Willert, b. London, 1828. A lawyer by profession, but st. music under Roeckel, Flowers, and Pugni, and was co-founder of the New Philh. Soc.—Operettas: An Easter Egg; Matrimonial News. Also part-songs, songs, and pf.-music.
19Beauchamps, Pierre-François-Godard de, b. Paris abt. 1689; d. there 1761. Wrote "Recherches sur les théâtres de France, depuis 1161 jusqu'à présent" (3 vol.s; Paris, 1735); and "Bibliothèque des théâtres" (1746), describing
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